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Spectroscopy is the study of the interaction between radiation (electromagnetic radiation, or light, as well as particle radiation) and matter.

Genome study could help prevent devastating epidemics in the future

A team of collaborating scientists at The Methodist Hospital Research Institute in Houston, the Broad Institute in Boston, Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, and the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion (OAHPP) have sequenced almost 100 full genomes from three successive epidemics of flesh-eating bacteria.

27 Jan 2010

Thermo Fisher Scientific signs definitive agreement to acquire Ahura Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ahura Scientific, a leader in field-deployed analytical instruments for human health and public safety, for $145 million in cash plus the potential for an earn-out payment based on the achievement of certain 2010 financial targets.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 19 Jan 2010

Sword Diagnostics launches Raman detection system for ultrasensitive immunoassays

Sword Diagnostics announced today the launch of its proprietary Raman detection system for ultrasensitive immunoassays. The system provides researchers with greater sensitivity which enables more accurate testing of low abundance markers.

18 Jan 2010

Spectros expands T-Stat product line with new Continuum Cerebral Sensor

Spectros announced today that the T-Stat® Tissue Oximeter sensor line will be expanded to include the new Continuum™ Cerebral Sensor line upon receipt of FDA marketing approval anticipated in 2010.

13 Jan 2010

Researchers discover rules that dictate the three-dimensional shapes of RNA molecules

University of Michigan researchers have discovered the rules that dictate the three-dimensional shapes of RNA molecules, rules that are based not on complex chemical interactions but simply on geometry.

8 Jan 2010

Particle Sciences to acquire HORIBA's Raman/Particle Characterization System

Particle Sciences Inc., a leading pharmaceutical CRO, is adding to its formulation and characterization abilities through a cooperative agreement with HORIBA Scientific. Under the agreement Particle Sciences will acquire a HORIBA Raman/Particle Characterization System.

7 Jan 2010

Scientists use NIR to predict how quickly pills dissolve in body

Scientists at the University of Maryland, Baltimore have successfully used near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR) -- a method already used to test farm product quality -- to predict how quickly pills dissolve in the body.

7 Jan 2010

Researchers identify new approach to eliminate side effects of drugs

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have taken an early step toward identifying a new approach to drug discovery that may eventually yield drugs with fewer side effects.

7 Jan 2010

Volcano lauds revised guidelines for treating severe coronary artery disease patients

Volcano Corporation, a leader in the development, manufacturing and sales of products for the diagnosis and treatment of coronary and peripheral artery disease, reacted positively to the new guidelines for treating coronary disease and heart attacks using percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), a procedure that treats narrowed blood vessels.

23 Dec 2009

New technology sheds light on intracellular transport

Using new technology developed in his University of Oregon lab, chemist Andrew H. Marcus and his doctoral student Eric N. Senning have captured what they describe as well-orchestrated, actin-driven, mitochondrial movement within a single cell.

18 Dec 2009

Zecotek Photonics' proprietary TGFL selected for research in flow cytometry

Zecotek Photonics Inc., a developer of leading-edge photonics technologies for medical, industrial and scientific markets, today announced that the National Cancer Institute, a division of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), has selected its proprietary Tunable Green Fiber Laser (TGFL) for research in flow cytometry.

16 Dec 2009

Sword Diagnostics receives patent on improved sensitivity technology for detection of biological organisms

Sword Diagnostics, Inc. is pleased to announce that the United States Patent Office (USPTO) has issued patent number 7,599,057 titled "Method and Apparatus for Detection of Biological Organisms using Raman Scattering" to the company.

15 Dec 2009

Brandeis researchers reveal the hidden, transient life of protein between active states

Understanding the incredibly speedy atomic mechanisms at work when a protein transitions from one shape to another has been an elusive scientific goal for years, but an essential one for elucidating the full panoply of protein function.

11 Dec 2009

Urodynamix Technologies reviews strategic alternatives for sale of company's assets

Urodynamix Technologies Ltd. today announces that its Board of Directors has initiated a process to review strategic alternatives including the sale of part of or all of the Company's assets.

10 Dec 2009

Patients' urine may provide rapid diagnosis of pneumonia

Doctors may soon be able to quickly and accurately diagnose the cause of pneumonia-like symptoms by examining the chemicals found in a patient's urine, suggests a new study led by UC Davis biochemist Carolyn Slupsky.

10 Dec 2009

New study suggests mercury-based dental fillings may be less toxic than previously thought

A new study on the surface chemistry of silver-colored, mercury-based dental fillings suggests that the surface forms of mercury may be less toxic than previously thought. It appears online in ACS' journal Chemical Research in Toxicology.

10 Dec 2009

Axsun Technologies reports successful testing of novel OCT imaging integrated light source architecture

Axsun Technologies, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Volcano Corporation, today announced the initial development and successful testing of a novel integrated light source architecture for OCT imaging. Axsun believes this proprietary optical engine design raises the bar on imaging speed and overcomes fundamental limitations of laser-based designs for swept source OCT light sources.

4 Dec 2009

Specially developed PACEM system installed at Max Planck Institute for Biophysics

PACEM is a transmission electron microscope (TEM) designed to image low-contrast biological specimens. It was specially developed and installed at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysics (MPI-BP) by optical expert Carl Zeiss in Oberkochen and researchers from the Macromolecular Complexes excellence cluster in Frankfurt.

3 Dec 2009

New study utilizes solid-state NMR spectroscopy to analyze intact bone

A new study using solid-state NMR spectroscopy to analyze intact bone paves the way for atomic-level explorations of how disease and aging affect bone.

3 Dec 2009

Researchers develop new application for improved detection of breast cancer cells

Single-walled nanotubes—cylinders of carbon about a nanometer in diameter—have been highly touted for potential applications such as ultrastrong fibers, electrical wires in molecular devices, or hydrogen storage components for fuel cells. Thanks to a new development by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and five partners, you can add one more application to the list: detection and destruction of an aggressive form of breast cancer.

2 Dec 2009

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Genome study could help prevent devastating epidemics in the future

Thermo Fisher Scientific signs definitive agreement to acquire Ahura Scientific

Sword Diagnostics launches Raman detection system for ultrasensitive immunoassays

Spectros expands T-Stat product line with new Continuum Cerebral Sensor

Researchers discover rules that dictate the three-dimensional shapes of RNA molecules

Particle Sciences to acquire HORIBA's Raman/Particle Characterization System

Scientists use NIR to predict how quickly pills dissolve in body

Researchers identify new approach to eliminate side effects of drugs

Volcano lauds revised guidelines for treating severe coronary artery disease patients

New technology sheds light on intracellular transport

Zecotek Photonics' proprietary TGFL selected for research in flow cytometry

Sword Diagnostics receives patent on improved sensitivity technology for detection of biological organisms

Brandeis researchers reveal the hidden, transient life of protein between active states

Urodynamix Technologies reviews strategic alternatives for sale of company's assets

Patients' urine may provide rapid diagnosis of pneumonia

New study suggests mercury-based dental fillings may be less toxic than previously thought

Axsun Technologies reports successful testing of novel OCT imaging integrated light source architecture

Specially developed PACEM system installed at Max Planck Institute for Biophysics

New study utilizes solid-state NMR spectroscopy to analyze intact bone

Researchers develop new application for improved detection of breast cancer cells

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